Stems #17&18

Front

bene-

Back

good, well

Front

funct

Back

perform, compete

Front

min

Back

To make lessen, make smaller

Front

pro-

Back

forward

Front

tract

Back

drag, pull

Front

benign

Back

gentle and kindly

Front

beneficiary

Back

a person who derives advantage from something (especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy)

Front

defunct

Back

no longer existing or functioning

Front

malfunction

Back

fail to operate normally or satisfactorily

Front

minutiae

Back

the small, precise, or trivial details of something